If monkeys and humans come from the same ancestor, why are monkeys smarter? Monkeys do not have some religion

Question

taking away what little freedom they have left, after the government and big business take their shares.

Answer 1

Monkeys have complex social societies and structures within their groups so what makes you think they don't have religion?

Answer 2

Actually, one of the signs of superior intelligence is questioning existence.

Answer 3

Why is it always some atheist asking stupid questions on yahoo?  Why does religion bother you so much?  So many holes in the theory of evolution and the big bang that it is actually a bigger leap of faith than to put one's faith in a Creator.  You are obviously ignorant to just how many great thinkers and highly educated people believe in God or some form of Creator and design.  

By the way, Darwin's theory of evolution has been proven to be mostly wrong dating back some eighty years ago, and Darwin himself stated that he himself had doubts about his own theory.  He stated that, and I'm paraphrasing, although there is  sufficient evidence that most species of animals have evolved into different and improved versions of themselves, there is no real evidence that one species has evolved into another.

God looks after children and fools.  I think you're covered either way (your clever remark towards this will prove me right).

Answer 4

LMAO!!!!

Answer 5

Monkeys and the great apes do have complex relationships within their groups and also when dealing with other groups. While chimps do hunt other monkeys, and fight wars, no primates other than man have ever built cities, monuments, or idols to worship. On that basis alone, it would be safe to presume that they do not have any concept of religion.

Man is also the only animal that does not live with the natural environment, but tries to change his environment to suit his needs.

Answer 6

nice...

Answer 7

Chimps are known to fight wars between groups. How do you know they aren't afflicted with such institutions?

Answer 8

While the monkey does not have a religion, some evidence exists to indicate some bands of Chimps do. What we do know about chimps is they hunt down & kill monkeys to eat... so they are not the little herbavoirs most would have you believe.

The "Thunder Dance" or rain dance filmed by Jane Goodall is a prime example of a religion that appears to have developed in some Chimp groups in Africa.  Chuckle, we have no evidence they kill those that will not convert yet.

http://www.science-spirit.org/article_de...

Religion is the 1st indication of abstract thinking in seeking answers to questions not understood.  This is indicative of curiosity & the need to know the answers.  However gullibility is accepting the supernatural as an explaination.  

After seeing the film of a rain dance by chimpanzees I sat there in silence for 15 minutes thinking about the implications of what they'd done.  They developed a sort of religion.

Edit:

I see some real creationist nut cases responded to your question.  Chuckle, however the Chimp displays a lot of human characteristics.   June is right... questions & abstract thinking is a sign of intelligence.

Answer 9

Good point!

Answer 10

Let the rap wars begin.

Answer 11

Wow... I didn't know a monkey was smarter than me... I didn't know monkey's you know could solve equations, build technology, a do the various things which humans do every day. Monkeys don't have big business and governments, to take away their freedom, but if you want to think a monkey is smarter than you go right ahead, even though I am smarter than monkeys, I bet you are right at their level.

Read the bible, gain some faith.

Answer 12

why don't you go live with the monkeys